Problems with grub (win7 won't boot) on upgrade to Ubuntu 10.04

Diss · 25 Apr 2010 at 14:47

Hi

I have just updates Ubuntu 9.10 to 10.04RC however on the grub menu (grub 1.98) whilst there is an option to boot win7 it just doesn't work (ubuntu boots fine) all i get is a flashing curser in the top left of the screen.

I think i have somehow borked the grub part of the install - i have had a look at the grub wiki and tried a couple of things but no luck.

Any suggestions on how to fix grub gratefully received

thanks

diss

Lee · 25 Apr 2010 at 18:56

Have you tried using the Supergrub utility ?

http://www.supergrubdisk.org/

It sorted out a Grub problem I had a while back.

Diss · 26 Apr 2010 at 06:27

thanks lee

am trying your suggestion but have problems

the CD boots very quickly to a screen where i can load an OS or view grub.cfg - but there are no repair options. However i think there may be another option screen before this because i see something flash up (Rescue?). Is this correct and if so any ideas how to stop the boot process at the first menu?

thanks

diss

PS - the options i did have still only booted Ubuntu and not linux

Diss · 26 Apr 2010 at 07:38

in the end i have taken a different approach and used the win7 repair utility and win7 now boots - but GRUB needs to be reinstalled

off to the grub wiki now, but if anyone has suggestions for the best/easist way to do this that would be great

thanks

diss

Lee · 26 Apr 2010 at 19:04

Sorry Diss, I'm a bit of a Linux noob so i can't really help much more. The Supergrub boot disk sorted my problem out about a year ago, but i can't remember how i did it !!